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SAFE INTERIOR Filed April 3, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet l TTCJRNY July 23, 1929.

C. F. MEILINK SAFE INTERIOR Filed April 5, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 2.

C. F. MEILINK SAFE INTERIOR July-23, 1929.

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UNITED STATES CHARLES F. MEILINK, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

SAFE INTERIOR.

Application led April 3, 1926. Serial No. 99,478.

This invention relates to built in equipment of interfitting general sectional features for storage space.

This invention has utility when incorporated in element allotment for variety of tiling apparatus for initial set-up or assembly in situ as in a cabinet of a fireproof Aor burglarproof type of safe. These safe interiors have peculiar value as sectional structures which may be incorporated with wide ranges of variation into the chamber of a safe. As herein disclosed the assembly relation or framing for the parts is built directly upon the inner wall of the safe chamber. This means economy for maximum space available in the safe interior, for furthermore t-he elements as assembled have minimum of intervening clearance. A typical grouping of interior units may be for a wide range of document files; card index drawers; legal document drawers; blue-print or large paper receiving drawers; fiat letter file types of drawers, as well as door or safe deposit box receptacles and pigeon holes.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a safe having features of the invention hereof incorporated therewith Fig. 2 is a section on the line II-IL Fig. l, on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 3 is a partial section on the line III- III, Fig 2;

Fig. 1 is a section on the line IV-IV, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan View of the adjustable latch or prong of Fig. 4;

Fig 6 is a partial section on the line VI- VI Fig. 1, showing one of the legal blank drawers in place;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary front elevation of thc structure of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary d etail of a side mounting for the wide map or blue-print drawer centrally of Fig. 1;

9 is a side elevation of the runner for the drawer of Fig. 8;

F ig. 10 is a partial section on the line X-X, Fig. 1 showing` the roller or antifriction shelf with some of the rollers removed;

Fig. 11 is a section on the line XI-XI, F ig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a section onthe line XII-XII, F ig. 10; A

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'anale iff is a side elevation on an enlarged shown in the upper portion of the safe interior of Fig. 1;

Fig. 14 is a XIV, Fig. 13;

Fig. 15 is a fragmentary plan View on the line XV-XV, Fig. 1, showing the slide 0r extensible shelf partly withdrawn;

Fig. 16 is a section on the line XVI-XVI, Fig. 15, parts being broken away; and

Fig. 17 is a bottom plan View of the extension slideor shelf of Fig. 15.

Cabinet or safe housing 1 is shown as having front opening 2 which may be closed by swinging doors 3, 4, into closure position. From this front opening 2, approximating the vertical sides of such opening 2, rearwardly extend side walls 5 to the rear Wall 6 as comprising wall-providing means of the safe interior (Figs. 1, 10).

The rear wall 6 has anchored therewith by screws 7 vertically extending channels 8 having transversely thereof horizontal slots 9. In the structure shown herein, there are along the rear wall 6, two of these channels 8, and the slots therein of one channel are in horizontal alignment with the slots in the adjacent channel. The number of these channels 8 for the rear wall 6 is accordingto the load which it is desired to insert in the filler structure, and the dimensions of such cabinet or safe interior.

Near the opening 2, the side walls 5 have screws 10 mounting vertically extending channels 11 having, in a central vertical series, openings 12 as prong receiving seats. According to the depth of the safe interior and the character of filler structure to be built in, there may be the single channel 11 adjacent the opening 2, but slightly inward therefrom along the side wall1 5, or an additional similar channel 13 may be mounted in a spaced relation rearwardly therefrom as a supplement-al support. The openings 12 in these channels 11, 13, in practice, are in horizontal alignment as to the openings 12 determining a plane slightly staggered'as to the planes of the slots 9 in the vertically extending channels 8 at the rear wall 6 of the safe interior. The channels 8, 11, 13, have their open sides against the Wall-providing means and accordingly the channel exterior portions form ribs in the safe interior.

For the assembly safe interior there is tlf section on the line XIV- of equipment in the A response to a Wide 'mainframe-.ms wat! @Heat economy Cil in the space taken for such an installation. ln dividing up the safe interior hereunder, with the provision of the initial mounting or assembly means as extending vertically as instanced by the channels 8, 11, 13, the initial subdivision therefrom is more conveniently effected by shelves or partitions transversely of such parallel group otI channels. Accordingly, relatively inovable elements herein shown as shelves or horizontal partitions 14 arc assembled thereinto in such desired spacing as may be found preferable to the ends elected for the filler equipment herein. These khorizontal partitions 14, rearwardly are provided with angles (Figs.

3, 6, 7) having flanges 15 on opposite sides of the partitions 14 held anchored with each other by welds 16 passing not only through the flanges 15, but through the partitions 14. There is, accordingly, from upper flange l5, flange 17 extending away from the partition 14 upwardly, and flange 18 extending from the lower flange and downwardly from the partition 14. Each of these flanges 17 18, is provided with openings 19 therethrough. The flanges 15 are short of extending'to the rear edge of the shelf or partition 14 thereby leaving extension ledge 2O which may enter horizontal slots 9 of the channels 8 and be stiffened adjacent such entry by the pair of flanges 15 of the respective angles 15, 17 and 15, 18. This insures a lightness of structure with rigidity to answer severe load requirements. At its forward edge, each partition 14 has downwardly extending rim or flange 21 with an inwardly extending.supplemental flange 22. Rearwardlyfrom the flange 21 and parallel thereto, is a row of seats or openings 23 in alignment with the openings 19 of the flanges 17, 18. The under side of the partition 14, inward a short distance from the openings 23, has opening 24 through which extends threaded stem 25 or member from head 26. This threaded stem 25 protrudcs through slot 27 of outwardly shiftable adjustable lockable means shown as plate 28 forming a carrier for prong 29 in alignment with and beyond the slot 27. This plate 28 remote frein the prong 29 has upturned ledge 30 in the region of slot 31 inwardly from the opening 24 in the partition 14. The threaded stem 25 extends through this slot 27, and is there engaged by wing nut 32.

In practice, in assembling the partition 14 horizontally in the safe interior, the wing nut 32 is slacked off, the plate 28 withdrawn inward fromclearance region 33 along the side of the partition 14. The partition 14 is brought into horizontal position from its ledge 20 association with the channels 8, and at such position a screw driver or tool may be thrust through the slot 31 from the upper side to lengage the ledge of the plate 28 to slide such plate outwardly across the clearance region 33 to have' the prong 29 enter a seat'12 of a'channel 11 or 13. Vthen thus engaged, the wing nut 32 is operated to effect clai'nping action for thereby firmly demountably anchoring this partition 14 into assembled position in the safe interior horlzontally.

For vcrti'al sub-division between a pair of these shelves (Figs. 3, 6) or partitions 14, there may be assembled vertical partition 34. This partition 34, at its upper and lower rear corners, has fixed therewith plates 35 having rearwardly extending prongs 36. The prongs 36 are disposed for registry with the openings 19 in the flanges 18, 17, from the partitions 14 thereby determining a snug vertical positioning for the rearwardly extending portion of this vertical partition 34. This partition 34, at its forward portion, has offset 37 with interfitting rim element 38 coacting therewith to provide a vertical way 39. Openings 40, near the upper' portion, and openings 41, near the lower portion, into this way 39, are slightly rearward from openings 42, 43,'also into such way 39. These openings 42, 43, have countersunk portions thereabout.

Invthe region of the clearance region 33, the vertical partition 34 has upper clearance 44, and lower clearance allowing for inspection, as well as convenient shifting of the horizontal,partition set-up and knockdown prongs 29. The openings 40, in vertical partition 34, permit location of nut-s 48 for engagement withscrews 47 inserted in upward counter-sinh of the openings 23 of the horizontal partition 14, thus serving as a forward top anchoring means for the vertical partition 34. The opening 41 in the vertical partition 34 at the way 37, permits insertion of screw 48 to protrude through an opening 23 in the lower partition 14, and if, there be a vertical partition in alignment therebelow to extend on down to engage nut 46 at the opening 40. 1f there be not a partition therebelow, the nut 46 may engage this screw 48 directly at the underside of the horizontal partition 14 in proximity to the opening 23 therethrough. ldlith this forward opening 23 in vertical alignment and the vertical partition 34 in parallel with the safe interior side wall 5, this anchoring of the vertical partition 34 with the pair of horizontal partitions 14 insures a rectangular supplemental storage allotment in this safe interior.

Through the openings 42, screws 49 may anchor hinges 50 for mounting door 51 having lock 52 provided `with bolt 53 to engage (Figs. 1, 2, 3) ledge 54 of supplemental rim 55 mounted by additional screws 49 through openings 42, 43,-in the second vertical partition 34. This door 51 thus provides a locker chamber or space herein shown as in the central portion of the safe interior,

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which may be for loose articles or valuables as desired.

The vertical partitions 34 are shown with vertical series of openings 56 near the rear portion and openings 57 near the forward portion thereof. These openings are, as to the series 57, very close to the seat openings 12 in the channels 11 so that minor horizontal partitions 58 having spot weld assembled flanges 58 may be (Fig. 1) assembled by screws 58 through such flangesl and openings 56, 57. The vertical partitions 34, in their rearward portions are .provided near the lower part thereof, with oppositcly extending swells or bosses 59 as centering guides for slidable members or drawers as inserted from the forward open ends into such rectangular storage chambers.

In instances where it is notl essential to carry a horizontal portion over, these vertical partitions 84 may have anchored thereto, as by spot welds 60, flanges 61, of return bend ledges or runners 62 (Figs. 6, 7) thus providing' supports for legal blank drawers, shown as having front handles 63 with identiiication pocket 64 at drawer front 65 having side ears 66 engaging vertical drawer side 67 extending rearwardly to have overlaps 68 of drawer back 69 fixed therewith. Drawer bottom 70 is continuous with the drawer side 67 and is provided near the side 67 with runner beads 71, for sliding along' the ledges 62.

In the instance of large drawer mounting, as (Figs. 1, 8, 9) map drawer 72, such drm er is shown as having bottom 7 3 as a sepa.- rate element from drawer side 74 extending downward to provide a carrying bead 75 toward drawer side guide 76. This runner 76 has upstanding plate 79 upon opposite sides of which are disposed plates 80, 81, respectively carrying prongs 82, so that when screw 83 is operated through the plates 80 and the riser bracket 79 for thread engagement with the plate 81, there is a clamp assembly anchoring the pair of prongs in a pair of openings 12 in a vertical channel 11. In this assembly, the plate 81 is preferably lixed with the riser 79. The riser 79, besides this assembly opening for the screw 83, has additional opening 84, for the prong 82. The runner 76, in its rearward portion, carries screw or stop 85 to space this track 76 from the rear port-ion of the safe inner wall 5. This drawer 72' is shown as having identiiieation marker seat 86 on'its front portion and handles 87 which may allow of its uniform withdrawal against binding. The forward extent of such withdrawal is lim` ited by lug 88 on the rearward bottoni portion of the drawer 72 striking stop 89 carried by the forward portion of the runner 7 6.

Heavy volumes or record books instead of being disposed in the safe in vertical position may be inserted horizontally bysliding over rollers 90 having trunnions 91. resting on bearings 92. These trunnions are held in the bearings 92 by ledges 93 upwardly swung into holding position after the trunnions 91 are dropped on the bearings 92. These bearings 92 and ledges 93 are in the form of wings bent from the downwardly open channel cross pieces 94 of shelf having rear frontwardly open channel 95 and forward rearwardly open channel thus providing an open horizontal partitionor shelf assembled by ledges 97 coacting with horizontal slots 9 and with plOIlgS 29 .QI engaging in the seat openings 12. Thle 1S thus provided herein alight weight, but substantial horizontal partition as an anti-friction shelf for objects to be slid into and Out of this safe interior.

Document or vertical type of tile drawers 98 are shown as provided with handles 99 having followers 100 therein slidable along guide rods 101 having clearance in downiifardlv extending beads 102 (Figs. 4, 13, for riding along the upper surface of a horizontal partition 14. These drawers have identification pockets 108, and rear balls 104 so that in the withdrawal of such drawer 98 hy handle 99, the bail 104 may come into contact at its forward edge with flange 22 of the shelf of horizontal partition 14 as hanging downwardly. To clear such it is necessary to lift the forward end of the document drawer 98 upward and thus effect drawer removal.

Horizontal partition 14 may lhave anchored therewith runner 105 (Figs. 15, 16), by prong 106 extending into a rear opening 19 of the horizontal partition 14 with screw 107 through an opening 23 determining the forward position of holding for such runner 105. Additional screws 108 may anchor stops 109 at the region of the openings 23. As a directing support, slide or shelf 110 may have its return bend and stops 111 interlit with over-hangs 112 of the runners 105, while the underside of the shelf 110 may rest on such runners 105. These return bend side portions 111, accordingly, keep the ledge 110 in alignment with the runners 105, while the load of the shelf 110 is carried on the upper or top portion 110l (Fig. 16). The slide is further stilfened not only by marginal return bends 111 and forward return bend 113, but additionally by supplemental central channel 114 from the return bend 113 and forwardly to, as well as intel'- mediate the return bends 1.1.1. To limit the outward pull distance of the slide 110 from the shelf 114, lugs 115 are anchored with the under side offthis slide or shelf 110 to abut the stops 109 at the withdrawn position for such slide.

Besides the document file drawer stops and the locker drawer stops as shown in the first horizontal series of the filler of F ii'. 1 there may be open pocketsl as provided= by Cil the supplemental shelves 58 in the second row, as well as drawers, deeper thanwide, and having identification pulls 116 for such drawers in the second row. Drawers of the same general character, as the drawers of the first series or document drawers of Figs. 13, 14, may be say three by live inch card drawers 117 of the third horizontal series ofv the ller of Fig. 1. Below this filler of F ig. 1, there is shown the blue-print or map drawer 72. Adjacent this map drawer 72 and next below pull out handles 118 are provided for the slide or shelf 110 as a ledge 'from which to work in handling drawers or material from the interior equipment. rllherebelow, there is shown the anti-friction rollers 90 as a support for the heavy books or other articles to be put into the safe interior. In the next section there is shown the legal blank drawers having the fronts 65, and'below these drawers is a series of drawers 119, a different series of drawers 120 of different size, the lower size being the type of file drawer for letter files fiat, while the drawers 119 may be for index cards or invoice files.` Marginal filler 121, may be provided in a clearance'space, or pocket 123 left for a pigeon hole.

The equipment as installed is marginally finished by molding 124 held in position by screws 125. It is, accordingly, seen in the structure of this disclosure, there may be, with wide adaptation to the needs of the purchaser or user, various assembly7 of storage equipment for the full utilization of the entire safe interior and such selection may be conveniently assembled in such range at the election of the purchaser or even by substitution of apparatus to respond to varying needs.

lVhat is claimed and it is desired to secure -by United States Letters Patent is:-

1. lVall-providing means, vertically extending rear and side rib-forming channels mounted in spaced relation on said wall means, one of said wall means having horizontally extending slots and another of said wall means having openings out of a horizontal plane of the slots as provided by the respective channels on said wall means, an element slidably insertable for mounting in a horizontal plane and having a ledge engaging a horizontal slot in said horizontally shelf slidably insertable for mounting in a horizontal plane and having a ledge engaging a horizontal slot in said horizontally slotted channel, and outwardly shiftable adjustable lockable means from said shelf movable as to said ledge and shelf for entering an opening in the other channel for sustaining said shelf horizontally.

3. A plurality of vertically extending channels having a series of openings therein providing seats, horizontally extending means insertable into position adjacent said channel 'and embodying ledge means rigid therewith slidable into the openings as the horizontally extending means is shifted into position, adjustable prongs shiftable after the means is in position for thrusting into other opening seats, and a screw for lcoacting with the horizontal means for holding the respective prongs in opening seat engaged posit-ions.

t. A wall-providing structure embodying means including a vertical series of horizontally extending slots, a vertical series of opening seats, a shelf having ledge means for entering a horizontally extending slot for thereby determining the horizontal location for the shelf, screws through the shelf, a prong carrier loosely mounted on the screws and outwardlyv adjustable from the shelf as horizontally located to engage an yopening seat and thereby retain the ledge in the horizontal slot and the shelf in said fixed horizontal position.

5. A roller shelf marginal supporting means, a structure providing wall support for said means, an element providing parallel downwardly open channels in pairs, said element including three winged openings from the channel corners of said channels, one of said openings providing a bearing and the other two openings providing retaining means, and a roller having a trunnion resting on said bearing and held in assembly therewith by said retaining means.

6. A shelf having on one edge a marginally extending ledge, flange means stiftening said ledge and extending away from the shelf adjacent said ledge, and having a transverse series of openings adjacent its edge remote from said flange, said openings being staggered relatively to the flange openings, and a partition mounted on said shelf having a prong for engaging a flange opening, and a bolt for engaging an opening remote from the flange. c 7. A filler mounting device for a safe interior element comprising a channel member, supporting means having seats, and prong mounting means protruding into engaging position in said seats, said channel ineluding a stop for determining a limiting position for the element therein.

8. A sliding shelf comprising a plate having marginally thereof a remotely disposed llO lpair of parallel sustaining means each providing between itself and the shelf a way, and supporting guides extending between the shelf and ways coacting with said ways, said guides having upward rib portions upon which the shel'tl may ride as directed by the guides.

9. A drawer having a front7 a down Wardly directed bead extending rearwardly from said front, and a drawer support providing a bearing for said bead.

l0. A structure embodying a pair of upstanding walls, convex channel members on said walls7 one of said members having transverse slots, another of said members having openings therein7 an element having a ledge engaging one of said slots for thereb locating a horizontal position for the element, and a shiftable member carried by said element to be shifted into an opening of the other channel member while the element is in the located horizontal position, thereby to eHect lock anchoring of said element as to said walls.

In witness whereof I aHX my signature.

CHARLES F. MEILINK. 

